Titmouse, Inc.

Titmouse, Inc. (also known as Titmouse Animation or simply Titmouse) is an American animation studio based in Los Angeles, California founded in 1999 that develops and produces animated television programming, feature films, music videos, title sequences, commercials, and short films. The name is derived of the titmouse, which serves as the company's mascot.

History

Founder and CEO Chris Prynoski began working at MTV in New York on shows such as Daria, Beavis and Butt-Head, and his own creation, Downtown, which was nominated for a primetime Emmy Award. In the early 2000s, Prynoski opened a small T-shirt company with his wife, Shannon Prynoski. However, upon getting more requests for cartoons than for T-shirts, they decided to abandon screen-printing in favor of animation. The Prynoskis moved to California, and opened the revamped Titmouse, Inc., an animation studio. Antonio Canobbio, who had worked with Chris Prynoski at MTV and both Prynoskis at Cartoon Network in L.A., was hired as creative director. Titmouse opened a games division in 2009.

Due to projects like Cartoon Network's Metalocalypse, Superjail! and The Venture Bros. the company expanded and opened a sister studio in New York City in 2010. The California studio later added a wholly owned subsidiary, Robin Redbreast, which was then unionized in order to produce Motorcity for Disney XD.

The company has a YouTube channel, Rug Burn, launched in December 2012 with 6 Point Harness. Rug Burn was launched with a handful of shows.

In April 2016, Titmouse released its first feature-length film, the R-rated Nerdland, which stars Paul Rudd and Patton Oswalt. Two years later, in 2018, Titmouse became the studio behind the Disney and Lucasfilm YouTube series of one-minute shorts, Star Wars: Galaxy of Adventures. The series is directed by Titmouse’s Barry Kelly.

Unionizing

In October 2020, Titmouse Vancouver became the first animation studio in Canada to join a union. Following a vote that captured 87% of the workforce, 98% of Titmouse Vancouver's workforce voted to join the newly founded Animation Guild IATSE Local 938. In response to this, some said that the issues raised by the workers of Titmouse were the same ones heard "from unrepresented animation workers everywhere" and that the unionization of the Titmouse workers acknowledges the contributions by animation workers to the industry.Template:Efn

In January 2022, the employees of Titmouse New York formed a union with Animation Guild IATSE Local 839, the first to do so outside of Los Angeles County in more than 70 years. In the card check process, Titmouse NY employees showed more than 90% of support for the organizing effort. Following the union becoming public, Titmouse management chose to voluntarily recognize the union and agreed to negotiate with the Animation Guild in good faith.

Partnerships

Titmouse has been the animation studio for the Paramount+ comedy series Star Trek: Lower Decks since 2020. In early 2020, Titmouse signed a multiyear production deal with Netflix. Titmouse and Netflix co-produced the Pendleton Ward and Duncan Trussell-created series The Midnight Gospel, which aired the same year. Also for Netflix, Titmouse animated an episode of Blur Studio's sci-fi anthology series Love, Death & Robots titled "Kill Team Kill".

Titmouse worked with Critical Role and Amazon MGM Studios to co-produce and serve as the animation studio for the Amazon Prime Video series The Legend of Vox Machina.

Titmouse also co-produced the Emmy-nominated spinoff series, The Boys Presents: Diabolical for Amazon Prime Video, and produced the adult animated science fiction television series Scavengers Reign with Green Street Pictures in 2023, with Chris Prynoski serving as an executive producer.

In 2024, Titmouse, Inc. announced a partnership with Polygon Pictures for multiple CG animated series.

Filmography

Television

Series	Year	Notes	Network
2002 MTV Movie Awards	2002	Opening and graphics	MTV
The Osbournes		Main titles (produced for Ka-Chew!)
Megas XLR	2004–05	Main titles, additional animation (season 1 only)	Cartoon Network
Avatar: The Last Airbender	2005–08	Main title sequence	Nickelodeon
The Simple Life	2006	Season 4 opening (produced for Ka-Chew!)	Fox
Shorty McShorts' Shorts		"Dudley and Nestor Do Nothing" (animation production)	Disney Channel
American Dad!		Preproduction for MMORPG scenes in "Dungeons and Wagons"	Fox
Metalocalypse	2006–13		Adult Swim
Class of 3000	2007	Digital effects	Cartoon Network
Afro Samurai		Opening	Funimation
Happy Monster Band	2007–08		Playhouse Disney
Frank TV	2007	"Frankincense and Myrrh" (animation)	TBS
G.I. Joe: Resolute	2009		Adult Swim
DJ & the Fro			MTV
Attack of the Show!		"Slasher School" shorts	G4
Freaknik: The Musical	2010		Adult Swim
Black Panther			BET
Mad	2010–11	Additional animation	Cartoon Network
Superjail!	2011–14	Seasons 2–4	Adult Swim
The Venture Bros.	2011–18	Seasons 5–7, three specials
Black Dynamite	2011–12	Season 1
China, IL	2011–15
Sesame Street: Growing Hope Against Hunger	"Hunger" sequence	2011	PBS
Community	2011–12	Animated sequences in “A Fistful of Paintballs”, “Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism” and “Digital Estate Planning”	NBC
Motorcity	2012–13		Disney XD
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja	2012–15
Liquid Television	2013		MTV
Turbo FAST	2013–16		Netflix
Breadwinners	2014–16		Nickelodeon
TripTank		"Jerk Chicken" shorts	Comedy Central
King Star King	2014	Series only	Adult Swim
Hot in Cleveland		"The Animated Episode"	TV Land
Kirby Buckets	2014–17	Animation	Disney XD
Niko and the Sword of Light	2015–19		Amazon Prime Video
Moonbeam City		Comedy Central
TMNT Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past		Nickelodeon
Rachel Dratch's Late Night Snack	2016	Animated sequences	TruTV
Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio			Adult Swim
Little Big Awesome	2016–18		Amazon Prime Video
Son of Zorn	2016–17	Animation	Fox
Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh	2016–18		Netflix
Future-Worm!			Disney XD
Comedy Crib	2016	Intro, transitions, promos	IFC
Hanazuki: Full of Treasures	2017–19		YouTube
			Discovery Family
Uncle Grandpa	2017	"More Director Shorts"	Cartoon Network
Halt and Catch Fire		Pilgrim gameplay	AMC
Disjointed	2017–18	Animated sequences	Netflix
Goldie and Bear		Season 2	Disney Junior
Big Mouth	2017–present		Netflix
Project Runway All Stars	2018	"Thrown for a Loop by Betty Boop" (animation)	Lifetime
Ballmastrz: 9009	2018–20		Adult Swim
Tigtone	2018–20
Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters	2018	"Bubba the Bear" (animation)	TruTV
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants	2018–20	Animation	Netflix
Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas	2018
Deadly Class	2019	Animated sequences	Syfy
T.O.T.S.	2019–22		Disney Junior
Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart	2019–20		Cartoon Network
Archibald's Next Big Thing	2019–21	Animation	Netflix
Bless the Harts			Fox
Cleopatra in Space	2020–21		Hulu
			Peacock
The Midnight Gospel	2020		Netflix
Star Trek: Lower Decks	2020–present		Paramount+
Animaniacs	2020–23	Animation	Hulu
Kinderwood	2020–21		Noggin
Baby Shark's Big Show!	2020–present	Animation	Nickelodeon
WandaVision	2021	2D animated sequences ("Don't Touch That Dial" only)	Disney+
Loki		2D animated sequences
Mythic Quest		Animated backstory sequence (Special Episode: "Everlight")	Apple TV+
Devil May Care			TZGZ
Looney Tunes Cartoons		"Red, White and Bruised"	Warner Bros. Animation
We the People			Netflix
I Heart Arlo
Q-Force
Chicago Party Aunt	2021–22
The Harper House	2021		Paramount+
Maya and the Three		Signatory services	Netflix
Inside Job		"Buzzkill" (additional design)
Fairfax	2021–22		Amazon Prime Video
Harriet the Spy	2021–present		Apple TV+
The Legend of Vox Machina	2022–present	Animation	Amazon Prime Video
The Boys Presents: Diabolical	2022
Human Resources	2022–23		Netflix
Trivia Quest	2022
Love, Death & Robots		"Kill Team Kill"
Duck & Goose	2022–present		Apple Studios
Beavis and Butt-Head		Animation	Paramount+
Pantheon	2022–23		AMC+ (season 1)
			Amazon Prime Video (season 2)
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!	2022	Animation; "Palonis", "Banana Party", "Shitty Betelgeuse", "Slashtronaut"	Hulu
My Dad the Bounty Hunter	2023	2D sequences	Netflix
Kiff	2023–present		Disney Channel
Super Turbo Story Time	2023		MotorTrend+
Agent Elvis			Netflix
Digman!	2023–present		Comedy Central
Royal Crackers			Adult Swim
Frog and Toad			Apple TV+
Pupstruction			Disney Junior
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds	2023	"Those Old Scientists" (animated sequences)	Paramount+
Scavengers Reign			Max
The Ghost and Molly McGee		"Game On" (animation production)	Disney Channel
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy	2024–present		Amazon Prime Video
Angry Birds Mystery Island
Invincible	2024	Additional Design; 3 episodes (with Rooster Teeth)
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	2024–present	Animation	Paramount+
Everybody Still Hates Chris		Comedy Central
The Milk Chug			YouTube
Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld			Netflix
StuGo	2025		Disney Channel
Mighty Nein		Animation	Amazon Prime Video
Among Us	TBA		TBA
Forgotten Runes Wizard's Cult			Magic Machine
Golden Axe		Animation	Comedy Central

Pilots

Title	Year	Network	Notes
The Amazing Screw-On Head	2006	Sci Fi
Let's Fish	2007	Adult Swim
Major Lazer	2011		Unaired/unreleased
Yoyotoki HappyEars	2015	Amazon Prime Video
Doble Fried		Adult Swim	Unaired/unreleased; co-produced with PFFFR)
I Love You Mao Mao: Bao Bao's Revenge	2016	Template:N/A
Lazor Wulf		Adult Swim	Unaired/unreleased
Very Important House		Disney XD	Unaired/unreleased Animation for "Next Time On" sequence
The New V.I.P's	2017	Amazon Prime Video
Trap Universe	2018	Adult Swim

Feature films

Title	Release date	Co-production with	Distributor	Note
Freddy Got Fingered	April 20, 2001	Regency Enterprises	20th Century Fox	Animated sequence and artwork
Wonderland	October 3, 2003	Flirt Pictures Emmett/Furla Films	Lions Gate Films	"Dive the Loot" sequence
Hood of Horror	June 27, 2006	Social Capital Films BloodWorks Snoopadelic Films	Xenon Pictures	Animation sequences (with Madhouse)
Baton	April 28, 2009	Wild Boar Media		Animation
Sunset Strip	2012
Girl Rising	March 7, 2013	Vulcan Productions The Documentary Group		"Egypt" sequence
Her	December 18, 2013	Annapurna Pictures	Warner Bros. Pictures	Giant Man Sequence
Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery	July 10, 2015	Warner Bros. Animation	Warner Home Video	Title sequence
Team Hot Wheels: The Skill to Thrill!	August 17, 2015	Mattel Playground Productions	Netflix	Animation services
Team Hot Wheels: Build the Epic Race!	October 5, 2015
Nerdland	December 6, 2016	AKW Worldwide Pariah	Samuel Goldwyn Films	Theatrical animated feature film
Father of the Year	July 20, 2018	Happy Madison Productions	Netflix	Virtual reality sequences
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies	July 27, 2018	Warner Bros. Animation	Warner Bros. Pictures	"My Superhero Movie" sequence
Next Gen	September 7, 2018	Baozou Manhua Alibaba Pictures Tangent Animation	Netflix	Additional pre-production services
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm	October 23, 2020	Four by Two Films	Amazon Studios	Animation services
Finding ʻOhana	January 29, 2021	Ian Bryce Productions	Netflix	2D animation
Arlo the Alligator Boy	April 16, 2021	Netflix Animation		Production services
Wish Dragon	June 11, 2021	Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation Beijing Sparkle Roll Media Corporation Tencent Pictures Base Media Flagship Entertainment Group Boss Collaboration Cultural Investment Holdings
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe	June 23, 2022	MTV Entertainment Studios Judgemental Films 3 Arts Entertainment	Paramount+	Animation
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse	June 2, 2023	Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation Marvel Entertainment Pascal Pictures Lord Miller Productions Arad Productions	Sony Pictures Releasing	Production services
Taz: Quest for Burger	June 6, 2023	Warner Bros. Animation	Warner Bros. Home Entertainment	Animation
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart	July 21, 2023	Williams Street Astro Base GO!
Strays	August 18, 2023	Lord Miller Productions Picturestart Rabbit Hole Productions	Universal Pictures	Animated sequence
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar	August 22, 2023	Williams Street	Warner Bros. Home Entertainment	Animation
Trolls Band Together	November 17, 2023	DreamWorks Animation	Universal Pictures	2D animation
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie	February 28, 2025	Warner Bros. Animation	Ketchup Entertainment	Animation

Music videos

Title	Year	Artist	Notes
Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in da Club)	2001	Redman	Animation
Breaking the Habit	2004	Linkin Park	With Gonzo Digimation
Dirty Little Thing		Velvet Revolver	Animation (produced for ka-chew!)
Heartless	2009	The Fray
Black Rain		Soundgarden
The Wind	2012	Zac Brown Band
Miss Atomic Bomb		The Killers	Animation
The Story of O.J.	2017	Jay-Z	Character animation
Hallucinate	2020	Dua Lipa
Don't Cry		MorMor
Yankee and the Brave		Run the Jewels
Area21Template:Smalldiv	2021	Area21

Short films

Title	Year	Production company	Notes
Dee Dee and Dexter	2003	Cartoon Network	Produced for Klasky Csupo
The Hidden Life of the Burrowing Owl	2008
Barko	2009
Pinched	2010
Scott Pilgrim vs. The Animation		Adult Swim
Underworld: Endless War	2011	Lakeshore Entertainment
Gotham City Impostors animated shorts	2011
Diablo III: Wrath	2012	Blizzard Entertainment
Healthy Teeth, Healthy Me		Sesame Workshop	Captain Super Ultra Mega Smile Man segments
R.I.P.D.	2013	Adult Swim
Very Important House	2015	Disney Television Animation
Team Hot Wheels: Search for the 5th Driver!		Mattel Playground Productions
Space Face		Nickelodeon
Menehunes
Don Vs. Raph
We Strike Hard and Fade Away Into the Night
Toonami Exquisite Corpse	2017	Adult Swim
Rick and Morty Exquisite Corpse
Bluehilda
Heroes of the Storm: Obey the Call		Blizzard Entertainment
Imaginary Friend Society: Long Hospital Stays		Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures	2018–20	Lucasfilm
Lost Kitties	2018	Hasbro
Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham	2019	Sony Pictures Animation
HBO Backstories		HBO	"Barry"
WTF is Christmas?	2021	20th Television Animation	Opening animation
It Takes Three	2024	DreamWorks Animation	2D animation
An Almost Christmas Story		Disney Branded Television Esperanto Filmoj 88 Pictures	Christmas stop-motion short.

Video games

Title	Year	Production company	Notes
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock	2007	Neversoft	Cinematics
Guitar Hero Aerosmith	2008		Intro and outro cinematics
Guitar Hero World Tour			Cinematics
Guitar Hero: Metallica	2009		Cinematics
Guitar Hero Smash Hits			Cinematics
Marvel Heroes	2013	Gazillion Entertainment	Opening cinematic
The Legend of Korra	2014	PlatinumGames	Cinematics
Soundfall	2018	Drastic Games	Trailer
Indivisible		Lab Zero Games	Opening cinematic (co-animated with Trigger)
Speed Brawl		Double Stallion	Animated launch trailer
Apex Legends	2019	Respawn Entertainment	"Stories from the Outlands: A Father's Letter"
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated		Purple Lamp Studios	Teaser
Hi-Fi Rush	2023	Tango Gameworks	Cinematics
Spectre Divide	2024	Mountaintop Studios	Animated launch trailer

External links

• Template:Official website
• Sean Cubillas, The 10 Greatest Cartoons Made By Titmouse Studios, According To IMDb, Comic Book Resources